Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[bruceha2000]

It is good for him to get exercise going to all the areas to visit the ladies

 

[Molpet]

Who takes care of the geese?

 

[no fly zone]

Slingshot with clay balls. I'm not going to go into any more detail than that but the clay balls are a good hint.

Hawks are federally protected here in the US, which is quite frustrating to those of us trying to keep our flocks safe.

 

[Shadrach]

Who takes care of the geese?

Nobody takes care of the geese. C feeds them most days and they get let out a couple of days a week for a few hours. I feed them when I have enough with me. C says they feed them in the evening as well. I have my doubts and feed them what is a more interesting question.
Nobody I've spoken to knows why the geese are on the allotment. I don't think it was a "community" choice. They will eat a kilo of feed between them each day. I doubt they get anything like that in proper feed.

 

[GregnLety]

Matilda contemplating further excavation.
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I opened up this stretch that runs along side the geese enclosure today. No prizes for guessing who was first to get digging. Lima and Dusk were in there like a shot. I expect more will get the idea tomorrow.
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A reasonable shot of Dusk's face. I think she's lovely.
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Henry's problem. There are a few over there. A few here. A few by the coop. A few under the tree and only one of him.
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My roosters envy Henry. Here there's a 3 to 1 ratio of hens to roosters. After a period of having no bantam rooster for our smaller girls because Pancho was killed my wife got crazy for roosters.

 

[bruceha2000]

My understanding is that geese primarily eat grasses.

 

[Perris]

Apparently there is food for the chickens in the white bin...
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I understand your objections to this, but at least it's wholemeal, and apparently not mouldy, and if they are used to it, I imagine that the flock love it.

 

[Marie2020]

Nobody takes care of the geese. C feeds them most days and they get let out a couple of days a week for a few hours. I feed them when I have enough with me. C says they feed them in the evening as well. I have my doubts and feed them what is a more interesting question.
Nobody I've spoken to knows why the geese are on the allotment. I don't think it was a "community" choice. They will eat a kilo of feed between them each day. I doubt they get anything like that in proper feed.

That's so cruel

 

[Marie2020]

I understand your objections to this, but at least it's wholemeal, and apparently not mouldy, and if they are used to it, I imagine that the flock love it.

It's full of gluten soya and preservatives. No way is that good to support their systems.

 

[ManueB]

I think many people in farm environment are used to feeding old bread to their animals and poultry.
Our neighbour's 20 rabbits survive on it with hay; so do a pair of abandoned ponies that are about 45 mn walk up in the forest and to whom a 75 year old neighbour feed a huge bag of hard bread everyday. (They are now 33 and 36 and survived last winter in 80 cm of snow with only the daily bread and pellets I brought once a week).
We know now that feeding bread, especially industrial, is not good for most animal farms, but it's difficult to change your mind if you've seen it done forever.
Not saying this is right, just that's it's not that uncommon. It's easier to teach someone who start knowing nothing (like me) than someone who's sure they know what's right.